The Honeymoon Machine

The Honeymoon Machine

Fits either sex... and makes nothing but laughter!

Directed by Richard Thorpe

Produced by Euterpe Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

196187 min6.5 / 10

A lighthearted 1960s comedy romp about Navy officers using a supercomputer to cheat at roulette in Venice, built entirely on charm, mishap, and good-natured fun.

Lt. Fergie Howard teams up with Lt. Beau Gilliam and Navy scientist Jason Eldridge to turn a supercomputer with missile-tracking capabilities into a tool to predict where a roulette ball will land. They dock in Venice, Italy, and begin making a killing at the casino, but their shore-to-ship signals get misinterpreted as signs of attack by Adm. Fitch, putting a serious crimp in the officers' get-rich-quick scheme.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Honeymoon Machine sad? No. Less sad than 97% of films.

  • Does The Honeymoon Machine end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 97% of films.

  • Is The Honeymoon Machine easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.

  • Is The Honeymoon Machine violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Is The Honeymoon Machine scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

45/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity27

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise67

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love45

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The Honeymoon Machine

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Honeymoon Machine

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Honeymoon Machine, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Honeymoon Machine, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Honeymoon Machine, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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